eiPower Release History

When I started working on the eiPower Solution one of the first things I did was to formalise the release process and to give each of the releases a code name. It was decided to use cities as the code names with Sydney chosen as the first code name.

Below is an outline of the release history for eiPower since I have been involved.

Sydney 
Status : Released
Target Platform : NS 6
Release Type : Server & Agent
Version Numbers :
  • Server : 7.1.132
  • Agent : 1.1.132
Major Features :
  • Location Power pricing
  • Ability to edit, import and export Make/Model data directly in eiPower Saver Solution (no longer necessary to use Connector Solution)
  • CSV Import/Export of Location, Make/Model and Mapping data
  • RPO page
  • Inactivity Monitoring
  • Scheduled Power Policies
  • Application Power Policies
  • New Graph Reports
  • New Power Modelling report that uses the Inactivity Monitoring events
  • Inactivity Monitoring

San Diego (aka Sandi)
Status : Released
Target Platform : NS 7
Release Type : Server & Agent
Version Numbers :
  • Server : 7.0.318
  • Agent : 7.0.243
Major Features :
  • Updated MS Reporting Services publishing mechanism which uses Web services
  • eiPower Dashboard
  • NS 7 support.
  • Support for upgrade from NS 6 releases of eiPower

RIO
Status : Released
Target Platform : NS 6 with the Sydney release of eiPower installed on the server
Release Type : Agent only release
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 1.2.147
Major Features :
  • Bug fixes only

Auckland
Status : Released
Target Platform : NS 6
Release Type : Server & Agent
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 1.3.452
  • Server : 7.0.452
Major Features :
  • Offsite detection
  • Running on Battery Detection
  • Separation of Computer and Monitor models
  • Full history in Location Power pricing
  • Wakeup scripts
  • Script end action
  • Updated reports including new Proof of Concept report
  • Integration with Software Delivery and Patch Deployment schedules.

Tokyo
Status : Released
Target Platform : SMP 7.0
Release Type : Agent & Server
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 7.4.791
  • Server : 7.1.825
Major Features :
  • All features from Auckland available on NS 7.0 platform
  • Agent support for Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
  • Ability to set power scheme in Override dialog
  • New User Default power scheme dialog
  • New Diagnostics dialog
  • Ability to set wakeup time from command line
  • Ability to run wakeup/end action scripts as Logged In User or as agent account
  • New Computer Power Savings report. Made available to end users with a link from eiPower agent icon.
  • Automatic mapping of Computers to Location based on Computer's IP Address
  • Ability to remove PowerMessageReflector.dll
  • Agent supported on non English OSs (UI is not localised)

Dublin Agent
Status : Release
Target Platform : Altiris Agent 6.0 & 7.0
Release Type : Agent

Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 7.5.xxxx
Major Features : 
  • Localisation into Japanese.
  • Bug fix - disappearing agent icon.
  • Agent runs separate to the Altiris Agent which allows it to target both NS 6 and NS 7 clients.
  • Ability to run wakeup scripts as logged in user or local system.
  • A number of general bug fixes.

Dublin Server
Status : Release Candidate 1
Target Platform : SMP 7.0
Release Type : Server.

Version Numbers :
  • Server : 7.5.xxx
Major Features : 
  • Localisation into Japanese.
  • Ability to run wakeup scripts as logged in user or local system.
  • A number of general bug fixes.
This release is on indefinite hold. If, in the future, another release targeting the SMP 7.0 is required then this release will be revisited.

Adelaide
Status : Released
Target Platform : SMP 7.1
Release Type : Agent & Server
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 7.6.1180.0
  • Server : 7.1.1180
Major Features :
  • Straight port of all functionality to work on the newly released SMP 7.1
  • 64 bit support on agent.

eiPower Saver Solution for Mac (codename : Geneva)
This is a new Solution that contains the Mac agent, target collections and rollout tasks. 
Status : Released
Target Platform : SMP 7.1
Release Type : Agent & Server
Major Features :
  • eiPower agent for Apple Mac computers


Adelaide Update 2
Status : Released (Available in the SIM)
Target Platform : SMP 7.1 SP2 +
Release Type : Agent & Server
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 7.6.1314 +
  • Server : 7.1.1395
Major Features :
  • Im provements to RPO page to support RPO Power Users, wake of shared computers, ability for users to wake computers they have permission to manage.
  • Extensions to Offsite detection to check the DNS server as well as IP.
  • Ability for eiPower Agent to automatically save open MS Office documents before shutting down computer.
  • Application power policies extended to be able to detect running web applications.
  • Fixed bug that causes Offsite Detection page to flip

Perth
Status : Released
Target Platform : SMP 7.1 SP2 and SMP 7.5
Release Type : Agent & Server
Version Numbers :
  • Agent : 7.7.1511
  • Server : 7.2.1501-1506

    Major Features :
    • Ability for users to specify an Offsite Power scheme
    • Addition of a SWD Wakeup Policy that puts computers back into Standby after it wakes up to run SWD/Patch tasks
    • Ability to use the SMP Sites & Subnets data to automatically map computers to locations
    • New and updated reports with a focus on showing values for Avg per computer per day/year.
    • General improvements to UI pages
    • Improved Diagnostics window on the agent
    • Ability to control computer WOL, keyboard and mouse wakeup settings  using the agent configuration policy
    • Localised into Portuguese
    • Ability to use Windows credentials for the DB connection on the Reports Publishing page.
    • New Licensing page that replaces the License Manager application.
    • Agent policy override information moved to registry - no longer stored in a file.
    • Ability to disable Insomnia detection.
    • Support for Windows 8
    • Ability to use Client Tickle task instead of the normal Power Management task to do WOL for RPO.
    • Improved agent Diagnostics page

    Dubai

    First release of our solution that uses Cisco EnergyWise to monitor and control the power usage of network devices such as IP Phones.

    Status :Release
    Target Platform: SMP 7.1 SP2 and SMP 7.5
    Release Type : Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Server : 7.0.230

    Perth SP1 (Perth with EnergyWise)
    Status : Released
    Target Platform : SMP 7.1 SP2 and SMP 7.5
    Release Type : Agent & Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1707
    • Server : 7.2.1550
     Major Features :
    • Uses Madrid agent
    • Addition of EnergyWise client to the eiPower Saver Agent
    • Identification of computer daisy chained with phone.
    • Automatic wakeup of daisy chained phone 5 minutes before computer's scheduled wakeup time (this ensures that computer has Ethernet connective when it wakes up)
    •  Ability for RPO feature to use WOL generated from switch in order to avoid problem of WOL packets getting blocked.

    Perth SP1-A
    Status : Released
    Target Platform : SMP 7.1 SP2 and SMP 7.5
    Release Type : Agent & Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1766
    • Server : 7.2.1555
     Major Features :
    • This release is a rebuild of the Perth SP1 solution with the Madrid SP1 agent included. This new agent includes some bug fixes.

    Perth SP2
    Support for SMP 7.6

    Status : Released
    Target Platform : SMP 7.6
    Release Type : Agent & Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1707
    • Server : 7.2.1560
     Major Features :
    • No changes to functionality
    • Support for SMP 7.6. 
    Note : Perth SP2 will NOT work on versions of the SMP less than 7.6. Likewise versions of eiPower prior to Perth SP2 will not work on SMP 7.6.


    Perth SP2-A
    Status : Development
    Target Platform : SMP 7.6
    Release Type : Agent & Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1766
    • Server : 7.2.156
     Major Features :
    • This release is a rebuild of the Perth SP1 solution with the Madrid SP1 agent included. This new agent includes some bug fixes.

    Madrid 
    eiPower Saver Solution for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

    Status : Released
    Target Platform: SCCM 2012
    Release Type : Agent and Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1707
    • Server : 1.1.40
    Major Features :
    • All features from the Perth release of eiPower available on the SCCM platform.

     

    Madrid Standalone

    eiPower Saver Solution Standalone (does not require SCCM or SMP)

    Status : Released
    Target Platform: None/Standalone
    Release Type : Agent and Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1707 (same as Madrid)
    • Server : 1.1.40
    Major Features :
    • All features from the Perth release of eiPower available as a standalone service.

     

    Madrid Agent SP1

    Minor changes and bug fixes to Madrid agent

    Status : RC
    Target Platform: N/A
    Release Type : Agent
    Version Numbers :
    • Agent : 8.0.1766
    Major Features :
    • Better control of agent server comms through configuration
    • Direct command support, including WOL relay

     

    Dubai SP1

    Minor changes and bug fixes to Dubai release

    Status :Released
    Target Platform: None/Standalone
    Release Type : Server
    Version Numbers :
    • Server : 7.0.240

     

    Paris

    eiPower Saver Standalone & eiPower Saver for SCCM

    Status : Released
    Target Platform: standalone, SCCM 2012
    Release Type : Server & Agent
    Version Numbers :
    • Server: 1.1.51
    • Agent : 8.0.1760
    Major Features :
    • Support for cloud installation
    • Standalone mode RPO support using agent as WOL relay
    • Internationalised
    • Includes Madrid SP1 agent
    • UI improvements
    • Ability to install SCCM console components separately to server installer.
    • Support for running in a hosted services environment such as MS Azure 

    Paris SP1

    A simple update to Paris that includes support for the WOL Relay

    Status : Development
    Target Platform: standalone, SCCM 2012
    Release Type : Server & Agent
    Version Numbers :
    • Server: 1.1.60 +
    • Agent : 8.0.1770 +


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